Discovery — Phase 0 Validation Gate

Structured Discovery & Validation before committing to a feature. Prevents building unvalidated ideas by gating entry into the story and design pipeline with four sequential modes.

Usage

/discovery                   # Show overview of all 4 modes
/discovery problem           # Problem framing: who has it, how urgent, what evidence
/discovery competitive       # Competitive landscape: what exists, differentiators, moat
/discovery feasibility       # Feasibility: technical, economic, time constraints
/discovery checkpoint        # Go/no-go gate: 5-criteria verdict before /story create

Workflow

Step 1: Determine Mode

Parse $ARGUMENTS for explicit mode. If no arguments provided, show overview: